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Brett Favre Is King of Streaks

By David WhitleyDec 14th 2010 – 2:01PM

Brett Favre is the greatest Ironman in sports history. If you disagree, you probably have Favre to thank. As soon as his streak of consecutive starts ended at 297, Favre's website started hawking autographed footballs commemorating the accomplishment. They can be yours for only $499.99. And for Favre Club members only,...

Cal Ripken, Jr's Streak Has No Equal

By Clay TravisDec 14th 2010 – 1:54PM

OMG! Did you know that Brett Favre's consecutive games started streak just ended at 297? That's four whole games short of where it would have ended if Favre had completed the season and retired. Or four games short of where it might have ended if Jenn Sterger's crew had forced Favre off the field for sexual harassment. No...

FanHouse Roundtable: Can the Cowboys Ever Win Again Under Jerry Jones?

By FanHouse StaffNov 11th 2010 – 11:00AM

Despite his insistence that Wade Phillips would finish out the season as Cowboys coach, last Sunday night's 45-7 embarrassment at the hands of the Packers was simply too much for Jerry Jones to bear. On Monday, the Cowboys owner finally pulled the string on Phillips, firing the beleaguered coach after the telling...

Ask the GM: What to Do With Ripken?

By FanHouse TVApr 22nd 2010 – 11:00PM

It's FanHouse TV's first installment of Ask the GM, where you get to ask questions to our Steve Phillips. How should the Orioles handle the Cal Ripken situation? What can the Red Sox do about teams running all over their catchers? Which team has a better shot at the post season, the Padres or the A's? Click below to...

Arrests Made in Ripken Statue Theft

By Pat LackeySep 9th 2009 – 11:41AM

Four men stole a statue of Cal Ripken's No. 8 outside of Camden Yards Tuesday night and were arrested shortly after committing the crime. That's because they left the "8" in the bed of a pickup truck. An open pickup truck. While the police were being called because of an entirely unrelated incident in which the four men...

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Mike Flanagan Suicide: Ex-Orioles Star Died Of Self-Inflicted Gun Shot

By The Huffington Post News Editors Aug 25th 2011 - 02:59PM

Baltimore County Police said that former Orioles pitcher Mike Flanagan died on Wednesday from a self-inflicted gun shot , Chick Hernandez of CSN Washington reports.

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Derek Jeter Joins The 3,000 Hit Club (INFOGRAPHIC)

By Chris Spurlock Jul 09th 2011 - 02:13PM

Derek Jeter has become the 28th player in Major League Baseball history to get 3,000 hits, and the first to reach the milestone as a New York Yankee.

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Laura Cococcia: Catching Up With NBC's Cat Greenleaf

By Laura Cococcia May 01st 2011 - 02:46PM

Cat Greenleaf and her Emmy award-winning series, Talk Stoop with Cat Greenleaf , are a part of almost every New York City taxi rider's journey.

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Calvin Edwin "Cal" Ripken, Jr. (born August 8, 1960), nicknamed "Iron Man", is a former Major League Baseball shortstop and third baseman.

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